Caloocan vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$362	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	66
😀 Quality of life	47	65
🏙️ Population	1.66M	9.39M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 13% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7283rd and 6739th ($640 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in the Philippines and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6443rd and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Caloocan	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$14143

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588